Irish

You make excellent points about money - However the buyout costs are self inflicted on the program by Chaves. And we have seen zero indication that he is demanding a winner. Many donors feel that if they donate more no changes will be made and we are essentially funding more of the same. Letting Muss go on for 6 years and now in the 9th year of Bubba Ball doesn't equate to a program that wants to be on top. Chaves needs to shape up and lead.

You talk like this is the first time we've been through this - this is the 9th year of Bubba Ball.

Chaves accepts it quite well.

To be fair this is Bubba Ball and we are on the road.

And yet ........

"evolve" - sounds like a weasel word to me.

A lazy athletic department decided to farm out ticketing and let the fans eat the extra charges.

Captains come and go - Bubba is the constant.

Taken as a single game there was a lot to like about our effort. However, put in the context of Bubba's teams we see the same frustrating patterns. We were in position to possibly have a huge road win against a strong opponent. Then mistakes and a 4th quarter collapse led to a 21 point defeat. Uneven special teams play and the inability to throw the ball down field along with some blown coverages and here we are again. Rinse, repeat. At some point (hopefully soon) Bubba needs to get it done. I know it is up to the players to execute but the difference in consistency and execution between a top program and a mediocre one is huge. We need to step it up to get to the next level. There were some real positive take-aways from the game but the same old things bit us once again. We all hope that this is the year we put it all together.

To add to my earlier point - the execution on this play was horrible.

However the execution of said play is partially coaching - hell, mainly coaching. Well coached teams execute.

And exactly the same Bubba - he has not learned an iota about game management - see last year.

Hmmm - how about this - a playoff run and way fewer frustrating losses.

You can see the difference compared with the commercial crap we have now. Whoever runs the game day at the Ralph should be forced to watch this.

Over/under 4 times that Bubba punts on 4th and 1 inside our opponents 40.

I seriously thought the topic pre-season would be "should Feeney start the first game or should we wait a few games to let him get his feet wet". Pretty surprised at #4 on the depth chart".

We are probably ranked appropriately given what we did last year but have much greater potential. It's probably going to come down to coaching. Bubba needs to up his game management greatly. Given that last year was his 12th as head coach and probably the worst game decisions of the 12 I am hopeful but not counting on it. He doesn't seem to have an introspective bone in his body. 4th downs aside we were bitten in the butt by special teams and general disorganization. The other coaching factor is strength and conditioning. I hope we are over the great "we need leaner linemen" experiment. We have some talent but they need to be put in a position to win. I am not close to the program but I really hope someone had some conversations with Bubba in the off season. No reason why we can't make a serious run this season.

Exactly this - I'd love for the students to be allowed and have fun but no way to suite owners want to have to stand all game to see - an obvious oversight that no one realized until after the arena opened. At a minimum we need to stop over-policing the students and let them be unless there is a problem and organize some chants and cheers that everyone can get behind. And enough with the enthusiasm killing ads during every break.

How many times when we are rallying or after a strong shift and the crowd is getting into it have we seen some crappy commercial during play stoppage. That is the main buzz killer at the Ralph. Keep the crowd fired up. The Ralph is about ad revenue first and a good hockey atmosphere second.

Good old Carl

One of the worst 4th down decisions ever - not THE worst though. Clearly Bubba has learned nothing since then.

It's safe to say that last year was a tough year for Bubba both on and off the field. Not blaming him for the Weah mess - he took a chance on the wrong kid and got burned but who could predict that. However, he needs to seriously refocus for next year. Change is hard for Bubba but we need to clean up the locker-room mess and fix the coaching lapses during last year's games. We can do it but we need Bubba to lead the changes. Hopefully this won't be too much of a distraction. Time to move on and get it done. Next year is huge for our program.

You're missing the point - I detest Duluth - but want UND to get back to this kind of prominence. That mainly involves improving our tournament performance. If Duluth and Denver can do it there is no reason why we can't.

Pretty pathetic for a fan discussion board - now get back to your Middle School homework.

Minnesota Duluth 2021-22 - Lost in Regional Finals 2020-21 - Frozen Four 2019--20 - No Tournament 2018-19 - National Champions 2017-18 - National Champions 2016-17 - National Runner Up 2015-16 - Regional Final